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切り離す — meaning in English

kirihanasu

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English meaning

  • insular adjective Interested only in your own group or community and uninterested in ideas or people from outside it.
  • insulate verb To cover or surround something with material to stop heat, cold, sound, or electricity from passing through.
  • isolate verb To separate someone or something from others.
  • separate verb To divide something into parts, or to keep things or people apart from each other.
  • split verb To divide something into parts, often along a line.

Senses

切り離す is used for these senses in English:

  • insular Separate or isolated from the surroundings; having little regard for others opinions or prejudices; provincial.
  • insulate To separate, detach, or isolate.
  • isolate (transitive) To set apart or cut off from others.
  • separate (transitive) To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect.

insular — full definition

  1. adjective Interested only in your own group or community and uninterested in ideas or people from outside it.
  2. adjective Of or relating to an island or islands.

insulate — full definition

  1. verb To cover or surround something with material to stop heat, cold, sound, or electricity from passing through.
  2. verb To protect someone or something from a harmful or unwanted influence.

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